The Last Supper 

Watching her daughter‘s leg bouncing up and down, Miss Grace smiled weakly, and then she left the chair, sat at the edge of the bed by Peach, and rested her hand on her thigh, causing her to stop. 

“I remember those days that you never wanted to leave my side...” Miss Grace said softly, and Peach looked up at her in guilt. 

“It‘s not that I want to leave now, but I want Elijah to come...” Peach whispered, pressing her teeth into her bottom lip. “Ugh, now that I have said it, I get what you mean. But mama–” 

“I am just teasing, and... Realizing that you are a woman now with a husband to go home to, and… I am happy for you, honey.” 

“I am sorry that I seem anxious to go home. I am just worried about Elijah because... Well, it‘s the Hayes, and he‘s in the middle of this chaos and I am scared...” 

“Honey, Elijah is–” 

The sound of the room doorknob turning 

startled both mother and daughter, and they turned their heads, looking at Elijah. 

“He is here for you,” Miss Grace whispered as she faced Peach, stroking her chin tenderly, before standing up and squeezing Peach‘s shoulder. 

“I feel like I should head out and give you guys a bit more time…” Elijah mumbled, staring between his wife and mother–in–law. 

With a gentle smile, Miss Grace stood and walked over to Elijah, giving him a motherly hug, saying softly,” She‘s fine and ready to go home.” 

“Are you sure?” Elijah asked, glancing at Peach again. 

Drawing back two steps, Miss Grace nodded, giving him a reassuring squeeze and a pat on the arm, saying, “You two stay strong and take care of each other, all right?” 

“Always,” Elijah said, meeting Peach‘s eyes, and they stared at each other for another moment, before Peach broke the contact, waking from the bed. 

A while later, Elijah and Peach got into the back seat of the car, and the first thing that caught her attention was all the briefcases in the front seat. She just stared, not knowing how to process the thought of her husband having ten briefcases casually sitting at the front. 

Suddenly, Elijah leaned his head on her shoulder, and that made Peach remain still, waking from her trance. 

scent,” Elijah whispered, closing his eyes.

she took in deep breaths, trying

his lashes, Elijah chuckled softly, kissing her shoulder, and

hesitated, and then she lifted her chin to meet his eyes, asking with fluttering lashes when he gazed at her,

of today. “The board of directors thought it was their right to leave the building with those particular

out her thoughts

bunch of company financial records and legal documents are not his Specialties.”

“But it‘s mine!” 

intensified as her eyes widened,

prove myself fully because after graduation I

finance.” Elijah finished for her with a small chuckle,

Peach pouted, looking at him with a soft expression, she

his lips curving up in a faint grin as he stared at

into his chest, throwing her arms around him, burying her

he stared down at Peach, and as her words echoed in his mind, he felt a sense of euphoria wash over him

him and squeezing his coat in her grip. “Can I work

his hands along her back, whispering, “That‘s ten briefcases of documents, your body is going to take a torn from

“If I can‘t handle it, I promise to tell you... After all, I am not allowed

but then he grinned gently, cupping her face and mumbling, “You are a smart cookie,

nervous laugh, knowing she was going to get her way from

his voice coming out low and husky as he stared at her lovingly. “You may do whatever you want with

cheerfully, giving him a quick kiss that made him frown at her slightly.

look in his eyes, Peach darted her gaze, mumbling beneath her breath,

dropping to her slightly parted lips, and he held his stare, allowing the moment to prolong, making her breath hitch.

his eyes tightly and pressed his lips onto hers, and Peach gasped softly as he deepened the kiss, her knees weakening as he pulled her closer, her hands reaching up to bury themselves

his neck stiff and eyes focused solely on the road ahead.

Hayes mansion as the family of twenty five

big brother. I heard that every employee walked out of Investistic Co. today. What pleasant news for my ears!!” Elmer said with an

family about his words, after all, he was losing the company, but Dean released the tension by saying, “Even with great losses, the

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